Timetable & Reading Guides

This timetable is a draft and may be revised (19 September 2002).

Wk	Thur.	Topic	Reading Guide	Work Due, Events etc
1	12 Sept	No class this week - General LLM introduction for all students	.	.
2	19 Sept	Topic 1 - Course introduction / Overview of information privacy Topic 2 - What is privacy / surveillance? - Theories	RG 1. - Theories of privacy and surveillance 2. Forms and sources of privacy law - Introduction	.Make sure you are included in the class email list
3	26 Sept	Topic 3 - General law protection of privacy common law and equity constitutional protection administrative law	RG 4.General law protection of privacy	.
4	3 Oct	Topic 4 - Introductions to Hong Kong privacy law: Basic principles of the Ordinance An administrator's view A lawyer's view Public perceptions of privacy	RG 2 - Introductions to HK privacy law (read the articles by Berthold)	Guest teachers: TBA (GG will be overseas this week)
5	10 Oct	Topic 5 - Case study of identification systems: the Hong Kong smart ID Card	RG 10. Identification, anonymity and pseudonymity	Essay topics available
6	17 Oct	Topic 6 - International development of privacy legislation Topic 7 - Key concepts in privacy laws and IPPs	RG 3. International development of privacy legislation RG 5. Key Concepts and Collection principles	.
7	24 Oct	Reading Week - no class	.	.
8	31 Oct	Topic 8 - Collection principles	RG 5. Key Concepts and Collection principles	.
9	7 Nov	Topic 9 - Surveillance laws: Relationship to information privacy laws Visual surveillance laws	RG 16. Surveillance laws	.
10	14 Nov	Topic 10 - Use and Disclosure principles	RG 6. Use and disclosure principles	.
11	21 Nov	Topic 11- Access and Correction principles Topic 12 - Other information privacy principles	RG 7. Access, correction and openness principles RG 8. Other information privacy principles	.
12	28 Nov	Topic 13 - Enforcement and administration of privacy laws	RG 9. Enforcement and implementation of IPPs	Essay due (date to be fixed)
13	5 Dec	Topic 14 - Sectoral privacy legislation and codes: Internet privacy issues Telecommunications privacy issues Financial privacy issues Health privacy issues Workplace privacy issues	RG 11. Cyberspace privacy issues RG 12. Telecommunications privacy issues RG 13. Financial privacy issues RG 14. Health privacy issues RG 15. Workplace privacy issues	Take-home Exam available (date to be fixed)
.	.	.	.	End-of course class party (date to be fixed)
.	.	.	.	Take-home Exam handed in (date to be fixed)